τιμωρέωtimōréō
properly, to protect one's honor, i.e. to avenge (inflict a penalty)
Greek (New Testament) · G5097
Meanings
1. to help.
2. to avenge; middle, to avenge oneself on, punish: act, in this sense, Acts 22:5, Acts 26:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 22:5 The high priest and the whole council of elders can testify that this is so. For I received letters from them to our Jewish brothers in Damascus, authorizing me to bring the followers of the Way from there to Jerusalem, in chains, to be punished.
- Acts 26:11 Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus. I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.